David August on Nostr: "Imagine a #President states in an official speech that he intends to stop a ...
"Imagine a #President states in an official speech that he intends to stop a political rival from passing legislation that he opposes, no matter what it takes to do so (official act). He then hires a private hitman to murder...#political rival (unofficial act). Under...majority’s rule, ...#murder indictment could include no allegation of...President’s public admission of premeditated intent to support ... _mens rea_ [criminal intent] of murder. ...a strange result, to say the least." -Sotomayor
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